User:Qac1991

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Introduction

I am Quinn Carpenter a senior at Penn State studying Mechanical Engineering. I plan on graduating Fall 2014. I am an owner of a 3D printer(more info here) and plan on contributing everything I have learned over that past year. Last spring semester I started a blog of my journey to a perfect print(which I have come to realize will never happen). Once my classes started to consume most of my time, my dedication to the blog died off. Now that I am in EDSGN 497J I plan on starting to work on it again. If you would like to read up on some 3D printing experiences I've had feel free to check it out!

BLOGS

Below will contain the blogs that we are assigned in class.

Blog Number One

Assigned Blog - "Go to thingiverse and look for printable objects, which other people have actually printed(there are photos of them if they've made them), finding designs which satisfy these descriptions in your mind:

A) Something amazing/beautiful B) Something funny or strange C) Something useless D) Something useful E) The 'best' printable Raspberry Pi case you can find."

Something amazing/beautiful

I believe one major area that 3D printing will revolutionize is prosthetic limbs. According to Statistics on Hand and Arm Loss, 41,000 US citizens have registered loss of hand or arm. This amazing snap-together prosthetic hand shows the potential problem solving of 3D printing. The STL can be found here.

Snap-Together Hand

Something funny or strange

Two years ago, I became a redditor. I was exposed to what a brony is. If you don't know what a brony is I advise that you don't try to find out. To each their own but in my opinion I would classify this "My Little Pony" model as strange. The STL file can be found here.

My Little Pony Figurine

Something useless

This is a head model of Yoda. While it may be cool, it's useless. I printed one of these off myself when I first acquired my printer. It is quite a good test for the resolution of your printer. The STL file can be found here.

Yoda Head

Something useful

This essential calibration STL pack is one of the most useful tools for setting up a printer. It comes with a .5mm thin wall, 20mm box, 20mm hollow box, 50mm tower, perimeter width/t tester, precision block, overhang test, oozebane test, and a bridge test. All of these can help calibrate different issues with a printer. The STL files can be found here.

Essential Calibration Pack

The 'best' printable Raspberry Pi case you can find.

This is the cleanest Raspberry Pi case I could find. I haven't had exposure to RasPi's but I am looking forward to the experience. As of now I can't input much on the best case and will go with popular opinion. The STL file can be found here.

Raspberry Pi Case

Do any of these things surprise you?

When I first was exposed to thingiverse I would have compared myself to a kid in a candy shop. However after being exposed for a year to the creativity and innovation of 3D printers and modelers I have become somewhat numb to the "surprise factor". I still get giddy when I see something cool or something that gives me an idea!